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Three millennia of history, circling the globe

We are one of the world's largest and most diverse history departments. Our work and teaching is consistently rated top in global rankings.
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Undergraduate study

Is History at Cambridge right for you? Take a look at what to expect when studying here, and explore the career choices other students have made after their course.

 
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Postgraduate study

Join an active community of hundreds of historians, exploring the past from many different angles – including political, economic, social, cultural and world history.

 
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Career stories

We asked a broad range of Cambridge History graduates to talk about their varied careers, and how History continues to inform their work.

 
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Cavonius Room, Gonville and Caius College

Current spaces for History teaching

All new teaching rooms are located on or close to the Sidgwick Site. 

Explore locations, room information, interior images and navigation videos.

 

Why study History at Cambridge?

Get an inside look at why History at Cambridge stands out, from the people who shape it

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PhD graduate Jean-Marc Hill
Awards

Dr Jean-Marc Hill wins maritime history thesis prize

 
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Dr Michael Edwards with Pepys Library MS 2861, one of Samuel Pepys' letter books, open at a letter written in September 1688 asking Captain Edward Stanley to sell an enslaved man in a plantation abroad
Research

Samuel Pepys censored his links to slavery, new study reveals

 
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A Black chess player about to win against a light-skinned cleric. Chess problem 88 in the Libro de axedrez, dados e tablas (Seville, 1283)
Research

Medieval chess promoted racial harmony

 

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